Palau

Nonresident worker permit. A Palau employer can seek a foreign worker only after local recruitment and labour review.

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Nonresident worker permit

Work permission for the approved Palau employment, with immigration admission separately controlled.

The employer must advertise the vacancy publicly for 30 days; if no qualified resident worker is found, the Director reviews the request.
Palau Ministry of Human Resources: Non-Resident Worker Application
The file includes a standard employment contract, police and health certificates, passport copy and two experience affidavits; work begins only after a permit or provisional labour visa is issued.
Palau Ministry of Human Resources: Non-Resident Worker Application

You keep your U.S. citizenship.

One question, from the program’s own rules.

Do you have a binding job offer in that country?

Not legal advice.

Time: The issuing authority decides the application after the complete sponsored file and prerequisite approvals are lodged.
Cost: Government charges are assessed under the issuing authority’s schedule; sponsor, translation and document costs are separate.
The hard part: Employer’s local recruitment evidence and prior permit approval.

Two passports: Usually not: new citizens are asked to give up their other citizenship.

Time on this program does not count toward permanent residence or citizenship; the family would need to switch to one that does.
Palau’s Constitution provides no ordinary residence naturalisation option for a foreign worker.

The law behind these dates

Time you must spend there: The program sets no minimum number of days. Renewal still expects it to be your home.
Tax: Where you become tax resident follows the days you spend there and where your home is. We map it for your family before you move.

We never file a tax return. We tell you what applies and brief the professional who does.

Have the Palau employer submit the nonresident-worker application and vacancy announcement.Open ministryofhrctd.pw ↗
Gather these documents.
- The signed job offer, salary, and recognized qualifications
- Request your FBI Identity History Summary
- Health cover for the move

The official application forms, submission and recovery specification are not complete. Postern cannot run this application yet.

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